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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

04. Manuscripts and Typescripts of Speeches. 1921-1994, undated.

As with the Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles series, this section is largely composed of manuscripts and typescripts of speeches written and delivered by Linus Pauling. Also included is correspondence relevant to the writing, delivery and/or publication of these speeches. Further materials illustrating the logistics of Pauling's travel to the location of a speech's delivery, including correspondence, itineraries and other notes, are included as well.


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Boxes 1921s - 1934s (Page: 1 - 10)



1921s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1921.
1921s.1.
Typescript: Children of the Dawn, Oregon State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, Spring 1921.

1922s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1922.
1922s.1.
Typescript: Senior Class Oration, Oregon State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, May 31, 1922.

1925s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1925.
1925s.1.
Manuscript: Conclusions Derived From the Structures of Crystals As Determined By X-Rays [Includes photo micrographs], Research Conference, No Location, January 29, 1925.
1925s.2.
Manuscript: Schallausbreitung in Teilweise dissozüerten Gesen, seminar talk, Location Unknown, Fall 1925.
1925s.3.
Manuscript Notes: Modern Theories Of Valence and Chemical Combination, Seminar, Pasadena, California, 1925.

1928s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1928.
1928s.1.
Manuscript: Some Problems in Wave Mechanics, First Lecture, Physics Seminar, No Location, January 11-12, 1928.
[Also includes Manuscript: The Analogy Between Mechanics and Optics, 1928?]
1928s.2.
Manuscript: The Nature of the Chemical Bond, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, April 6, 1928.
1928s.3.
Abstract, Program: Quantum Defects for Non-Penetrating Orbits, American Physical Society, Pasadena Meeting, December 8, 1928.
1928s.4.
Manuscript: Early Efforts at Hybridization of Bond Orbitals, No Location, 1928.

1929s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1929.
1929s.1.
Manuscript: The Development of the Quantum Mechanics, First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, February 19, 1929.
1929s.2.
Manuscript: The Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, First Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, February 19, 1929.
1929s.3.
Manuscript: The Sizes of Ions in Crystals, Second Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, February 26, 1929.
1929s.4.
Manuscript: The Harmonic Oscillator, Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, February 1929.
1929s.5.
Manuscript: Hermite Polynomials and Hermite Orthogonal Functions, Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 1, 1929.
1929s.6.
Manuscript: Intensities for the Harmonic Oscillator, Fourth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 4, 1929.
1929s.7.
Manuscript: Uses of Ionic Radii, Third Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, March 5, 1929.
1929s.8.
Manuscript: The Oscillating and Rotating Diatomic Dipole Gas, Fifth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 6, 1929.
1929s.9.
Manuscript: Energy Levels for Diatomic Molecule, Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 8, 1929.
1929s.10.
Manuscript: Tesseral Harmonics, Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 11, 1929.
1929s.11.
Manuscript: A More Refined Treatment of Ionic Sizes, Fourth Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, March 12, 1929.
1929s.12.
Manuscript: No Title, [re: rotation-absorption spectrum analysis and calculations] Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 13, 1929.
1929s.13.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Atom, Ninth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 15, 1929.
1929s.14.
Manuscript: Hydrogen-like Eigenfunctions, Tenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 18, 1929.
1929s.15.
Manuscript: Melting Points, Boiling Points, Crystal Energy, Fifth Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, March 19, 1929.
1929s.16.
Manuscript: First-order Perturbation Theory for Non-degenerate State, Eleventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 20, 1929.
1929s.17.
Manuscript: Several Independent Variables, Twelfth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 22, 1929.
1929s.18.
Manuscript: First-order Perturbation Theory for a Degenerate System, Thirteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 25, 1929.
1929s.19.
Manuscript: The Properties of Many-electron Atoms and Ions, Sixth Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, March 26, 1929.
1929s.20.
Manuscript: The Resonance Phenomenon, Fourteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 27, 1929.
1929s.21.
Manuscript: The Helium Spectrum, Fifteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, March 29, 1929.
1929s.22.
Manuscript: The Resonance Phenomenon with Isotopes, Sixteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 1, 1929.
1929s.23.
Manuscript: Diamagnetic Susceptibility, Outer Work Function, X-Ray Edges, Seventh Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, April 2, 1929.
1929s.24.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Molecule - ion by Perturbation Theory -- First Order, Seventeenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 3, 1929.
1929s.25.
Manuscript: φ. Burrau's Solution of the Wave Equation for H2+ in Normal State, Eighteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 5, 1929.
1929s.26.
Manuscript: The Observed Properties of H2 and H2+, Nineteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 8, 1929.
1929s.27.
Manuscript: Hartree's Theory of the Self-Consistent Field, Eighth Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, April 9, 1929.
1929s.28.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Molecule According to Heitler and London, Twentieth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 10, 1929.
1929s.29.
Manuscript: Dirac's Theory of Transitions Resulting from a Perturbation, Twenty-First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 11, 1929.
1929s.30.
Manuscript: Derivation of the First-order Perturbation Energy for a System Without a Perturbation Function, Twenty-Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 12, 1929.
1929s.31.
Manuscript: Excited States of the Hydrogen Molecule, Twenty-Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 15, 1929.
1929s.32.
Manuscript: Photoionisation in Liquids and Solids, Ninth Lecture, Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions, University of California, Berkeley, April 16, 1929.
1929s.33.
Manuscript: Rotational States and Specific Heat of the Hydrogen Molecule, Twenty-Fourth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 17, 1929.
1929s.34.
Manuscript: Special Cases of Dirac's Equations, Twenty-Fifth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 18, 1929.
1929s.35.
Manuscript: Shared Electron Bonds in General (Heitler and London), Twenty-Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 19, 1929.
1929s.36.
Manuscript: The Theory of Permutation Groups, Twenty-Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 22, 1929.
1929s.37.
Manuscript: The Absorption of Radiation or of an Electron, "Tenth Lecture of the Ionic Series", [Seminar on the Properties of Monatomic Atoms and Ions] University of California, Berkeley, April 23, 1929.
1929s.38.
Manuscript: Heitler's Second Paper. Interaction Energy of Two Like Atoms, Twenty-Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 24, 1929.
1929s.39.
Manuscript: Interaction of a System with Radiation, Twenty-Ninth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 25, 1929.
1929s.40.
Manuscript: The Shared Electron Pair Bond, Fortieth [sic? Thirtieth?] Lecture, Berkeley Lectures on Applications of Quantum Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, April 26, 1929.
1929s.41.
Manuscript: The Structure of Complex Inorganic Crystals, Lecture, American Chemical Society, AAAS Meeting, Berkeley, California, June 20, 1929.
1929s.42.
Manuscript: The Development of Quantum Mechanics, San Bernardino Junior College, California, October 21, 1929.
1929s.43.
Manuscript: Crystal Structure Evidence for the Lewis Shared Electron Pair, Lecture to the Chemistry Research Conference, No Location, November 6, 1929.
1929s.44.
Manuscript: The Structure of Inorganic Crystals, Teacher's Institute, Pasadena, California, December 17, 1929.

1930s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1930.
1930s.1.
Manuscript: Introduction and Review of Wave Mechanics, First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, March 17, 1930.
1930s.2.
Manuscript: Perturbation Theory -- Method of Variation of Constants, Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, March 19, 1930.
1930s.3.
Manuscript: Perturbation Theory for Degenerate Systems, Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, March 21, 1930.
1930s.4.
Manuscript: Application to a Two-Fold Degenerate System, Helium Atom, Fourth and Fifth Lectures, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, March 26 & March 30, 1930.
1930s.5.
Manuscript: The Theory of Radioactive Decomposition, Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, April 2, 1930.
1930s.6.
Manuscript: The Theory of Radioactive Decomposition (cont), Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, April 4, 1930.
1930s.7.
Manuscript: Pulling Electrons out of Metals by Strong Fields, Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, April 7, 1930.
1930s.8.
Manuscript Notes: The Rotational Motion of Molecules in Crystals, Ninth and Tenth Lectures, Berkeley Lectures, Second Series -- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics of Aperiodic Processes, University of California, Berkeley, April 9 & 11, 1930.

1931s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1931.
1931s.1.
Manuscript: No Title, [Development of Electron Pair Bond Theory] First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, March 23, 1931.
1931s.2.
Manuscript: Change in Quantization. Tetrahedral Eigenfunctions, Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, March 27, 1931.
1931s.3.
Manuscript: Free or Restricted Rotation, Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, March 30, 1931.
1931s.4.
Manuscript: Bonds Involving d Eigenfunctions, Fourth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 1, 1931.
1931s.5.
Manuscript: The Stability of Complexes, Fifth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 3, 1931.
1931s.6.
Manuscript: Continuous or Discontinuous Change of Bond Type, Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 6, 1931.
1931s.7.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Halides, Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 8, 1931.
1931s.8.
Manuscript Notes: The Magnetic Moments of the Iron-group Ions, Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 10, 1931.
1931s.9.
Manuscript: The Magnetic Moments of Complexes with Electron-pair Bonds, Ninth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 13, 1931.
1931s.10.
Manuscript: The Structure of Simple Molecules, Tenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 15, 1931.
1931s.11.
Manuscript: The Three-electron Bond, Eleventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Nature of the Chemical Bond, University of California, Berkeley, April 17, 1931.

1932s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1932.
1932s.1.
Manuscript: The Variation Treatment and Normal H2, First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, February 29, 1932.
1932s.2.
Manuscript: The Type of Bond in the Hydrogen Halides and the Halogen Halides, Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 3, 1932.
1932s.3.
Manuscript: Bond Energies in Organic Molecules and Other Covalent Molecules, Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 4, 1932.
1932s.4.
Manuscript: The Carbon-Oxygen "Double" Bond, Fourth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 7, 1932.
1932s.5.
Manuscript: Interatomic Distances in Covalent Molecules, Fifth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 10, 1932.
1932s.6.
Manuscript: Interatomic Distances, continued, Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 11, 1932.
1932s.7.
Manuscript: Slater's Treatment of Molecules, Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 14, 1932.
1932s.8.
Manuscript: Matrix Components, Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 17, 1932.
1932s.9.
Manuscript Notes: Three electrons, spin degeneracy, Ninth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 18, 1932.
1932s.10.
Manuscript: Four electrons, spin degeneracy, Molecule containing only paired electrons, Molecule with two shared pairs, two others, Tenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 21, 1932.
1932s.11.
Manuscript: The Double Bond, Eleventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 24, 1932.
1932s.12.
Manuscript: The Strength of Bond Eigenfunctions, Twelfth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- Resonance of a Molecule among Several Lewis Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 25, 1932.
1932s.13.
Manuscript: Resonance of a Molecule among Several Electronic Structures and Interatomic Distances in Covalent Molecules, First Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 7, 1932.
1932s.14.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Halides, [?] Second Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 14, 1932.
1932s.15.
Manuscript: The Energy of Single Bonds and the Electronegativity of Atoms, Third Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 21, 1932.
1932s.16.
Manuscript: The Energy of Resonance of a Molecule among Several Electronic Structures, Fourth Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 5, 1932.
1932s.17.
Manuscript: Wave Functions for Molecules, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 11, 1932.
1932s.18.
Manuscript: Slater's Method of Formulating Wave Functions for Molecules, Fifth Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 12, 1932.
1932s.19.
Manuscript: Bond Wave Functions and the Spatial Configuration of Molecules, Sixth Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 19, 1932.
1932s.20.
Manuscript: The Energetics of Molecular Rearrangements, No Location, May 23, 1932.
1932s.21.
Manuscript: The Magnetic Moments of Molecules and Complex Ions, Seventh Lecture, M.I.T. Lectures on Crystal Chemistry, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 25, 1932.
1932s.22.
Typescript, Correspondence, Itinerary: Mathematical Preparation for a Student of Modern Physical Studies, No Location, August 29, 1932.

1933s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1933.
1933s.1.
Manuscript: The Variation Method, First Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 13, 1933.
1933s.2.
Manuscript: The Helium Atom, Second Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 15, 1933.
1933s.3.
Manuscript: The Hydrogen Molecule, Third Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 17, 1933.
1933s.4.
Manuscript: Slater's Wave Functions for Molecules, Fourth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 20, 1933.
1933s.5.
Manuscript: The Eigenfunction for a Lewis Structure, Fifth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 22, 1933.
1933s.6.
Manuscript: The Energy of a Lewis Structure, Sixth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 24, 1933.
1933s.7.
Manuscript: Benzene and Naphthalene, Seventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 27, 1933.
1933s.8.
Manuscript: The Secular Equation, Eighth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, March 29, 1933.
1933s.9.
Manuscript: Triphenylmethyl, Ninth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 3, 1933.
1933s.10.
Manuscript: Various Hydrocarbon Free Radicals, Tenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 5, 1933.
1933s.11.
Manuscript Notes: The Calculation of Resonance Energies from Thermochemical Data, Eleventh Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 7, 1933.
1933s.12.
Manuscript, Notes: The Three-electron Bond, Thirteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 12, 1933.
1933s.13.
Manuscript: The Nitric Oxide Molecule, Fourteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 14, 1933.
1933s.14.
Manuscript: Continuation on Three-electron Bond, Fifteenth Lecture, Berkeley Lectures -- The Electronic Structure of Molecules with a Special Reference to the Resonance of Molecules Among Several Electronic Structures, University of California, Berkeley, April 17, 1933.
1933s.15.
Manuscript: Electron Diffraction by Gas Molecules, Chemistry Research Conference, No Location, October 18, 1933.

1934s.
Speeches by Linus Pauling, 1934.
1934s.1.
Manuscript: Waves and Particles, Sigma Xi - Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, Eugene, Oregon, May 26, 1934.
1934s.2.
Manuscript: Interatomic Distances and the Structure of Simple Molecules, symposium talk, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Berkeley, California, June 19, 1934.